Storm history › South Indian Ocean › 1989 season
Cyclone Ilona (1989)
Ilona was a Category 2 cyclone of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season. It was tracked from December 12, 1988 to December 19, 1988, about 8 days, and covered 2,207 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 100 mph (155 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 960 mb.
- Peak wind
- 100 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 960 mb
- Strongest
- Category 2 cyclone
- Duration
- 8 days
- Track length
- 2,207 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 7.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 276th highest of 951 South Indian Ocean storms on record, tied with Cyclone Gamane (2024), Cyclone Dingani (2023), Cyclone Claudia (2020) and 16 more.
- Lowest pressure: 303rd lowest of 1,029 South Indian Ocean storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Cyclone Megan (2024), Cyclone Guambe (2021), Cyclone Herold (2020) and 11 more.
- Energy: 5% of the 1989 South Indian Ocean season's ACE.